Following the successful take-up of the New Entrant Programme launched in 2021, CECA South West is pleased to advise we are running the programme again in 2022. Please see full details below.
The recruitment of graduates and undergraduates into the infrastructure sector is seen as vital for introducing the skills of talented individuals to our businesses. However, many new entrants enter the industry lacking some of the knowledge, skills and awareness to support their ongoing professional development and enable them to perform at the highest level on site.
To address this, CECA South West has developed a structured New Entrants’ Programme that will provide those working in trainee Civil Engineering roles with an introduction to some of the processes they will be employing or supervising as their career progresses.
Site Surveying and Setting Out course
The first of these is a 5-day residential Site Surveying and Setting Out course
Venue: National Construction College, CITB, Bircham Newton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE31 6RH
Dates: Monday 04 – Friday 08 April 2022
Cost: £550 + VAT per delegate. The cost includes accommodation for 5 nights (accommodation booked from Sunday 03 April) and all meals. This course is heavily subsidised by CECA South West.
Course Outline: can be found here.
Practical Skills Week
The second part of the Programme is a 5-day residential programme of practical and technical workshops to develop a basic understanding a of site skills.
The programme is aimed at apprentices, graduates and technicians and will give them an appreciation of common Civil Engineering activities in a controlled environment, thus enabling them to work more safely and effectively on sites.
It will comprise the following topics:
- Steel-fixing
- Formworking
- Concrete technology
- Excavations support
- Plant appreciation
- Drainage
- Working at height
Venue: National Construction College, CITB, Bircham Newton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE31 6RH
Dates: Monday 12 – Friday 16 September 2022
Cost: £550 + VAT per delegate. The cost includes accommodation for 5 nights (accommodation booked from the Sunday night) and all meals. This course is heavily subsidised by CECA South West.
Course Outline: can be found here.
Commercial Awareness / Planning and Programming
The third part of the Programme is two 1-day courses on Commercial Awareness and Planning and Programming.
Commercial Awareness
Date: Tuesday 27 September 2022
Venue: MS Teams
Cost: £80 + VAT per delegate
Course Outline: can be found here
Planning and Programming
Date: Tuesday 22 November 2022
Venue: MS Teams
Cost: £80 + VAT per delegate
Course Outline: can be found here
Places on the programme are very limited and may have to be restricted to one place per member and to those members who do not have their own new entrant development programme.
CECA is committed to ensuring its training programmes are inclusive and accessible. However, there are some entry requirements for this programme. Delegates will need:
- A good understanding of spoken and written English.
- A reasonable level of mobility and able to move lift and move loads
- Some prior knowledge of health, safety and environmental practices and procedures employed on a construction site. Note: it is expected that delegates will have spent at least some time working on a site before joining this programme.
If you wish to book a place on this Programme please complete the Booking Form and return it to Lucy Hudson.